Advance Plans Committee
Summary of Meeting
7:35 am, February 15, 2007
Attendance
Committee Members: 	Elizabeth Bishop, Darrell Downing, Morris Dunlap, Bud Hentzen, 
Ron Marnell, John McKay, Harold Warner
MAPD staff: 	Christy Askew, Stephen Banks, Dave Barber, Scott Knebel, John 
Schlegel, Scott Wadle

Discussion Summary

1.	The Advance Plans Committee approved the minutes of the December 21, 2006 
Committee meeting.

2.	The Committee discussed the latest draft of the Arena Neighborhood 
Redevelopment Plan, March 2007. The Committee discussion covered the 
following issues and concerns:
?	Concern that the name of the Plan (Arena Neighborhood) may not be an 
appropriate title since it implies a focus immediately around the Sedgwick 
County arena, rather than the broader south downtown area. 
?	Pedestrian pathway development as recommended in the Plan is critical to 
linking the Plan area to the surrounding downtown Wichita attractions.
?	The general public may not have a good understanding of the mixed-use 
concept being promoted in the plan. There are not many mixed-uses examples 
currently in Wichita.
?	The recommended method of provision of future parks and open spaces in the 
Plan area (target of 5-10% of total net redevelopment area) is appropriate.
?	Future public and private parking will have to be well managed in order to 
accommodate future parking demands once the arena opens (e.g. parking 
purchased with ticket event).  People need to know where they will park 
before they arrive in the area.  The hunt and peck method won't work.
?	The public/private investment analysis section of the Plan is about 25% lower 
on both the public and private costs of development estimates.

3.	Scott Wadle presented to the Commission an overview and timetable for the Park 
and Open Space Plan update (PROS Plan). The Commission commented that the 
community survey questionnaire needed to be put together carefully by the 
consultant to ensure neutrality.  The Plan's Technical Advisory Group and 
Advisory Committee would have responsibility to ensure that happens.

4.	Meeting adjourned at 8:45 a.m.